Category Archives: Self-publishing

Connecting the Dots Preorder & Advent Calendar Fun

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Gabriella West

It’s the first Sunday in Advent. I remember how interesting it was as a child to open one window of the advent calendar each night as we proceeded toward Christmas. I wasn’t religious at all, nor was my family, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged ADHD, advent calendar, Ana's Advent Calendar 2013, Anastasia Vitsky, connecting the dots, giveaway, preorder, Smashwords | 1 Comment

Giving thanks for author resources

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Gabriella West

It’s that time of year, and I wanted to give thanks for the lists of author resources that are out there! I wanted to mention a few of them that feature Edit for Indies. First and foremost, I was particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged author resources, Charles Franklin, cover artists, Dan Poynter, edit for indies, indie authors, JM Madden, thanksgiving, World Literary Cafe | 1 Comment

Time of Grace Preorder and Cover Reveal

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Gabriella West

Last month I did an in-depth Q&A over at Smashwords. I really enjoyed putting some of my thoughts down about the writing process, self-publishing matters, and upcoming books. I keep adding to the interview—feel free to check it out here! … Continue reading →

Posted in Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged Apple, Barnes and Noble, cover reveal, Downton Abbey, early feminist movement, Easter Rising, Irish history, Kobo, lesbian fiction, LGBT historical romance, preorder, relationships between women, Smashwords, time of grace, WW1 | 2 Comments

I found Alana Munro’s Women Behaving Badly: Exposing the Truth about Female Friendship (Kindle, .99) on a site called something like Kindle Books and Tips, and I downloaded the sample. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting the book to be as focused … Continue reading →

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Gabriella West | 4 Comments

Let Me Get This Off My Chest: A Breast Cancer Survivor Over-Shares, Margaret Lesh. StoryRhyme.com Publishing, July 2013, Kindle Edition .99 Margaret Lesh strikes the right note here in her account of the “floating year” she spent going through diagnosis, … Continue reading →

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Gabriella West | Leave a comment

Connecting the Dots, my recent ebook about women and AD/HD, and my own journey to diagnosis, received its first 5-star review on Amazon from Southern California writer Margaret Lesh. She called it “a valuable guide.” Thanks, Margaret!* To celebrate the … Continue reading →

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Gabriella West | 2 Comments

Connecting the Dots: My Midlife Journey with Adult AD/HD Is Published on Kindle

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Gabriella West

Two anniversaries slipped by recently. One was the two-anniversary of publishing my novel The Leaving on Smashwords (May 30, 2011). It was my first step into self-publishing and I had no idea then that I would end up publishing so … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Personal, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged ADD, ADHD, CHADD, connecting the dots, Dawn Charles, Examiner.com, Kate Genet, Kindle, promotion, self-publishing, Shannon Yarbrough | 1 Comment

New story–The Captain and Claire

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Gabriella West

In an unusual bit of serendipity, I had just published a new erotic short on Amazon, when KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) announced today that it is rolling out a new program called KDP Select. In return for not offering a … Continue reading →